Jake Case — Mountain Tripper
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Jake Case — Mountain Tripper
@jakecasephoto.bsky.social
Photographer, writer, naturalist, advocate for human rights & the environment. Based in Arizona.

Co-author of “Arizona: A Photographic Journey”

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Three photos I made of the Aurora Borealis last night near Wickenburg, Arizona. It wasn’t quite as bright to the naked eye, but it was by far the brightest and most vibrant I’ve seen here in AZ.
Three photos I made of the Aurora Borealis last night near Wickenburg, Arizona. It wasn’t quite as bright to the naked eye, but it was by far the brightest and most vibrant I’ve seen here in AZ.
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Happy Fencepost Friday, my friends!

#FencepostFriday
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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In case you missed it live last night, a recording of my presentation for the National Academy of Sciences' public lecture series is now available on YouTube. "Climate Change through the Lens of Increasing Hydroclimate Whiplash"
Climate Change through the Lens of Increasing Hydroclimate Whiplash
The past decade has brought episodes of exceptional and even historically unprecedented warmth, both in California and around the world. But perhaps even more disruptive than rising global average temperatures and record-breaking regional heatwaves have been the pronounced dry and wet extremes exper
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November 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Moonrise over the Sonoran Desert two nights ago. This is a favorite Saguaro of mine and I fear that the land it occupies will soon fall victim to the cancerous growth of the Phoenix suburbs.
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Stellar’s Jay, Northern Arizona.

#WildlifePhotography
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Showy goldeneye.

#macrophotography
November 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Happy All Hallow’s Eve!
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Breathing new life into old photos. From the summer of 2014 when I was obsessed with epic sunsets and wide angle lenses.

#LandscapePhotography
October 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Tonight is the last chance to see the Monsoon Show at the BRILL Gallery in Phoenix! It's open from 6pm-10pm with free beer and refreshments ($5 cover fee). I'll be there all night with two photos hanging on the wall so come by and say hi!
October 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A few photographs from yesterday’s storms east of Phoenix over the Superstition and Mazatzal Mountains.

#azwx #classicmonochrome
October 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
On September 27th, I watched this shelf cloud rip over the Little Harquala Mountains near Hope, Arizona.

#azwx #stormchasing
October 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Flash flooding in Indian Bend Wash / Scottsdale Greenbelt from today’s severe storms.

#azwx
September 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Big supercell over the Phoenix east valley at about 2pm today.

#azwx
September 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Tonight at the BRILL Gallery in downtown Phoenix, the Monsoon Show opens! Proud to say that I’ll have two photos on display. I’ll be there for both opening nights (tonight and tomorrow night) and the closing night on October 18th.
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hate, deceit, and violence seem to rearing their ugly faces more than ever. The world needs our art more than ever.

#PhotographersUnited
September 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This crested caracara distracted me from my storm chasing mission last week as it stood atop this saguaro scanning the desert floor for prey.

#Arizona #WildlifePhotography
September 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hey friends, I’m stoked to announce that I’ll have two photography pieces on display in the Monsoon Show at Phoenix’s BRILL Gallery later this month! I’m not telling which photos though, it’s a surprise. If you’d like to attend the opening or closing nights, be sure to RSVP, link in comments!
September 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The outflow that spawned thunderstorm after thunderstorm damn near to Wickenburg tonight.

#azwx #monsoon2025
September 4, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Last night’s fiery sunset over the Dome Rock Mountains near Quartzite, Arizona.
September 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I can’t even believe I got this photo. I wasn’t supposed to chase that day. I ran out to the edge of the desert at the last minute. I happened across this scene, but this cell wasn’t producing much lightning. Still, I set up the cameras & waited. Finally, it let loose this beastly double bolt. #azwx
August 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is the most unique angle I got of Monday’s haboob, taken from Highway 347 near Maricopa, Arizona.

#azwx #monsoon2025 #stormchasing
August 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Monday’s ominous haboob rolling through Casa Grande, Arizona. Photos do not do justice to how massive it was, but I try.

#azwx #monsoon2025 #stormchasing
August 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A color and a black & white of the little haboob yesterday evening near Florence, Arizona. Spent most of the time driving through the dust instead of photographing it 😂

#azwx #arizonamonsoon #monsoon2025
August 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
God Rays 🙌🏼 lighting up the horizon over Munds Mountain and Lee Mountain on August 15th.

#azwx #landscapephotography
August 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM